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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-08

Lelter lrom Go,ernor Lee on lhe suh

Letter from Governor lee ON the subject.
Governor Fitzhugh Lce'- secretary las
written to the Maryland Society of the
Army and Navy of the Confederate
states, saving that the ceremonies of lay
inc the cornerstone of the monument,
with an equestrian statue of General
Robert f. Lee, will b. held I'm Richmond,
Va. ON October % next, being the firs,
day of the Virginia State Fair The
monument will be erected on thc Allen
property, located at the west end of
Franklin street, and donated for the Lee
monument Governor Lee expressed am
earnest desire that the Maryland Confcd-
crates shall be present on the occasion.
The letter was addressed TO the secretary
of the committee of arrangements for the
trip 10 Richmond.
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The package of bright tobacco donated
to Lee Camp Soldiers Home was sold
ION Change" yesterday. The sale was
made by Messrs. Charles Watkins & Co..
to Mr.. ". T. Hancock, at Sl25Oper hun
dred. The net amount realized was
$l9G17. This tobacco was sent by the
Durham, y. c., Tobacco Association To
Messrs. Allen a Ginter through Mr. j.
L. Watkins. The North Carolina To
bacco Association have done a noble work
in this hehall.
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MANCHESTER ITEMS.
4 CHRONIcLE OF THE EVTNTS OF
THE DIYIN ORR SISTER CITT.

Election of Teachers The Retail Dealers
Protective Association Get Your Ii
cen.es. or the Grand jury win Get You.
Los. of q Horse Brief, and Personals.
The election of teachers Of the public
schools will take place ON The fourth Tues
day I'm this month. New applicants will
have 10 stand an examination before SUI
perintendont Maurice and must deliver
their applications 90 the school Board or
90 Mr. ID. y. Wcisigcr the secretary. Su.
pcrintendent Maurice has not yet AN
nounced when Dee will hold examinations
Mr. 7. A. Davidson has been elected
treasurer of the Retail Dealers Protec-
tive Association In place Of Nr A. A.
Bowen. who declines reelection Mr.. j.
W. Stubs has also declined reelection
rs secretary. Both of these gentlemen
have been useful and efficient officers
All persons who have not taken out
licenses by that time will, I'm accordance
with law be presented TO the grand jury
which meets ON the 18th instant.
GRAND JURY.
The following gentlemen have been
7.ir' UT. '' ''"ii -''"' s",! '
the july term oi ihe musings Court
winch begins Monday ,he ioih instant
and Sergeant tli/-c'a'l Is now sum
moning them; Messrs. .John ii. Archer
g. s. Ncls, =. Dyer ben AMIN Is.
Neisiser' Jonn u. DUIloni r. A. i,an'
iiiiam baiey l'oioI uh Ll'sH" naIiey
.coiotclh Nhaile7 W. .nill,''e77' Jos l,n
ID. ID N2C ,,. ann Le" Is a. ''.ae .. col,l''
Up, l,. u. n.,i ',o'' III g.. " i ,.'9S ~ 1'. w.
.'I,' ,,. y, ''.' ID ~ 1v.l... ria.l. a.
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,,''.e ID 'I,"'i il T., "'u'' '"s'i' y, T."
D"'lns0l' y, ", 'uo'"'ll' pi D.. nm. Nl'A'
,ahd' W. D' NI"'-' "ll" "'i''is'o"
Di"h'i''
Loss OF a HORSE.
Mr. Noylcv. who does business at the
corner of Fourth and Uull streets. lost 20
yalu4ila horse from his stable ON Thurs
d,v rf,hf Hc f. NOT posHlyc whether
n,c animal .-of ouf and .rravcl AWAY OF
ubcfhcr ie was stolen. but strongly .u--
poets the latter.
Yesterday morning about . o'clock two
Young men coming from Richmond
across Nayo's bridge. saw "a stray horse
ooinr I'm fhe oppo.iic direction This
xas nrobabv Mr. Noxlevs horse.
Mr. BENJAMIN n. Conner whose death
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In-tullnliln VI Onccr- bY IIUhush i0dge.
AZ the asst regular meeting OF fIulugh
Lodge, so. 93, ]. %. o. r., fhe following
officers were installed Noble Grand
William Ryan; Vice Grand A.A Naden.
Secretary, Charles Spencer. Treasurer 5.
H. Hcrndon. Chaplin. w. S Reeves
Warden. Thoma. D. Winston Conduc-
tor G.. A. Raw,on. R $. to y. g., j. III.
Brown l.. S. to N. g., j J.. Brunn
R. s. 20 y. g.. g. ID. Gaines L.S. to i.
g., ~. f. Hawks; u. ). s, W. s. Fond
J.. - s.. r.. s. Warren e. q, D. f. Ford
% a., H. G.. LoW,rg Atterthe in-tulIa-
ton thc Lodge cnioycda collation.
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CAPrAfN WILLIAM VI. LAWSON.
A sketch of one of the Most Gallant Rich
mOnd Boys.

II has already been noted that a com
munication had been presented 10 the
City Council asking for a small appro
priatiOn 10 Lee Camp Soldiers Home
10 enable the management 10 care for
more disabled soldiers, the amount so
donated to be restricted to Richmond
men,
The reason Of this petition was the
rejection of the application of Captain
William VI. Lawson Captain Lawson
is i'm the Soldiers Home in New Orleans
but as that home is only for Louisiana
soldiers. ne cannot long remain.
Lee Camp Home now has all the i'm
mates fl can support on it's income. The
managers are willing TO take Captain
Lawson. or any one whose friends will
pay Sl2O per year for their support. II
NAV not be amiss 10 state who the man
is whose application has been rejected
William VI. Lawson is a son of Thomas
Lawson, long the city chamberlain, OF
clerk Of Richmond. He entered The
army at the outbreak of the war as a
private in Company ii, First Virginia
regiment, Captain Francis j. BOggs. lie
was q model sOldicr-in camp. on the
march, and i'm battle He was promoted
to sergeant He displayed conspicuou.
gallntry in various engagements, and
was made an ensign At Gettysburg
he lost an arm, and was considered one
Of the braycst men in The army
Ills brother, Captain Campbell Lawson
of the Young Guard, lost one of his legs
i'm the service.
Since the war Captain William Law
son has resided i'm Texas Not .ong since
in New Orleans, be met with an accident
and being i'm reduced circumstances wa.
admitted into the Soldiers Home 40 New
Orleans
The question which arises is shall the
surviving members OF the old First bC
taxed TO support this brave invalid who
riskcd hi, life for Richmond and Virginia
or will The state and city incur the cX.
pcnse: Certain 10 is chat De should Doe
provided for, and the old First As-ocia.
ti0n should cndcavOr tO sec that an ap.
preparation is secured for DIS benefit
Captain Lawson was succeeded as cu
sign by the gallant pay-on Reeve who
recently commanded lhc Virginia Legion
at Gettysburg
10 was of these two gallant men That
the poet laureate of "thc old First wrote
I'm the verses read ai the twenty fifth
anniversary of the Battle of Bull Rum
July 18th, 1856, as follows
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RocELAND, Nh, JGly IA two.mast
coal laden English schooner name mn
known, went ashore on Wooden Ball
near Matimcus, yesterday afierwarl
driltcd OIL TO sea and probably sank
so particulars have been learned about
the crew The sea is very rough.
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Mrs. Whitcomb, wife of Colonel II. ID.
Whitcomb. superintendent of the James
River Improvement, died of apopleXy
yesterday evening al six o'clock. Her
many warmly attached friends here and
elsewhere will learn with deep regret of
her sudden death.
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SANDY llooK y. D.. July THE race
between the yachts Shamrock and 1itania
was started from the Sandy Hook light
ship at ID o'clock The wind was fresh
and everything was favorable for a line
race. The Shamrock took the lead at
the start and increased il TO half a mile,
when, at 1850, she carried away her top.
mast.
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Rn... penth Wnrrnnt eirned.

ANNAroMs, July 7-Goycrnor Lloyd
to-day signed The death warrant of John
Thomas Ross colOrodl, convicted Of the
murder of Emily Brown, an old white
woman, whose body be sold TO The Mary.
land Medical University Friday, August
2Gth, is appointed for bis execution.
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BALrmoRE. July The dftieth an.
nigerary of She admission Of Sister Mary
Ann McAlccr 20 The sistcrhOod af char
ity was celebrated to day at ST. Agnes
Hospital Cardinal Gibbons celebrated
high mass, assisted by Mgrs. McColgan
and AcManu-. and Rev. DR. John Foley
preached Among those present were
Archbishop Elder Of Cincinnati, and
Bishop Kain. of Wheeling.
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A Famine In Iceland.

COPENHAcEN, July 7-Reports have
been received here that Il terrible famine
prevails al Skageljord, Iceland, and that
many peasants and thousands Of cattle
have died from want of food The dis
tress of the people is increasing.
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colonrD TROOPS COMING.
s Monster Excursion Expected from Bal
timore

s Monster Excursion Expected from Bal
nmore.
The Baltimore Hmd0 yesterday says
The Grant Memorial Guard, and The
Baltimore City Guards, c0l0rcd military
organizations, viii leave Union Station
ON Saturday night at ID o'clock, accom-
panied by thc Empire Cornct Band and %
committee of thirty citizens, ON an eXcur-
sion to Richmond. Va They viii remain
in that city Sunday and Monday, return
inr 10 Baltimore early Tuesday morning
Upon their arrival in Richmond ON Sun-
day they Will be received by the First
Battalion of Virginia The committee OF
citizens vino accompany the militia will
be received by honorary members 0f the
First Battalion AZ o'clock on Sunday
afternoon Rev John Jasper will preach
to them at Richmond ON The Rotation
of The SUM- a grand parade win be
held on Monday morning. which will Dee
reviewed by Governor EitIhugh Lee and
number of prominent citizens. ln the
afternoon the visitors will be entertained
40 The State Fair Grounds The com
mittecs in charge consist of, for the Grant
Memorial Guards. Lieutenant W. g..
Strange and Corporal h. Thompson, Bal
tim0Ie CITY Guards, Lieutenant J. r.
Reid and Quarermasler-Sergeant r.
DOdd'
4 TIMES reporter learned last night
that preparations were being made 20 re-
coiye these visitors, and that the pro-
grammc outlined above would be very
generally observed and carried out
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Tho chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber of Commerce met yestcr-
day evening io hear Mr. Alexander D.
Anderson. Secretary of thc Board of
Promotion of the Three Americas EN-
position I'm advocacy of that scheme The
Chamber passed resolutions endorsing
the proposed exposition, and urging Con-
grcss 90 appropriate money for buildings
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rmE JAZZ INsrEcrIoS.
No Report Made up to Time Of Adjourn
mcnt.

mcnt.
TIE commission appointed by Judge
Atkins to examine the Jail, consisting of
Messrs. IL. *. Ellyson, George a. Ainslie,
John Bowers, Albert T.. West, and +.
Wiley Davis, carried ont the duty en-
trusted to them yesterday, but made no
report before the Hastings Court adj
iourned
City Sergeant smith, in answer TO a
rule issued by Judge Atkins to show
cause why he should not Dee fined for not
performing his duties as iailor, states that
the only complaint was made by a tramp,
who faitencd fifteen pounds while a pris-
oner thar the food was the same that
has before been furnished, and that there
has been no harsh treatment
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WAsHrNGroN, July Indications for
the next tWeniy-four hours, commencing
at o pm, Thursday July Z: For Yir-
ginia fair weather, southerly winds, sta
llonarY temperaluIe.
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BALTIMORE, July Fire to-day par
tally destroyed the stock and building of
the Baltimore Furniture Workers AssO-
citation ON Baltimore street Damage
- 800. insured
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Charlie. Henry nruggeman Dead.

BERLIN, July Charles Henry Brug-
gcman, the well known German publicisi,
is dead, aged seventy seven
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rhermnmeter Ye.terday.

At Spence Tyree & Co.'S shoe house,
sl5 East Broad street, the thermometer
registered at Gam, $50; u m, $50 3 p.
m, So 9 pm, e20.
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I|Il lNTID nj BBER STAMP MANUFA
NlND CO.,. lUll D.. Main ST. Manuiac
....I. IYI importers ol stamp novelties
lid DOMINION Kl BBEN STAMP WORKS
Y H.n. street. Agents wanted send Ton
.ar
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DIRECTORY
oF RELIABLE
BUSINESS HOUSES.

Drrhrv 5llo,r n roiialie and good
k giving thar oeation and
nuhdory uwfpl as Il soprco
fr pfgmutloH rcLItirc % GHy
f1rlni brmcls n business.
Analytical Chemist;
..>Ul rROEIlNG. .li $. Twelfth street.
f. Chesapeake and Ohio and Rich
tNNEhMY railroads. Special at
I..rN- Hud mineral waters.
Architects:
UuNDCK. llB D.. Main street Cor
solicited.
Barhcrs;
..tN Do GARDNER 5l6 g. Broad
Ir cutting. iycng. shWiue' and
Bakers:
..uYNu STEAM BAKERY. r. Adam,
tr. 90 s.. Twelfth street. Wholesale
Boots and shoes:
.rt~uALE. 1915 D.. Main street. Best
mems and s. and 500 ladies'
Hutchcrs'
.r.r.r HNAUEM sml 30. l2. First
.f smoked ucoi Tongues speciality.
Candy Manufacturers:
..U DYER m4 O.. Marshall street.
Hl rOfHI Sole agent lur ihc
canvas Goods.
.. .rrf,... ....,........ l-..,fo..nfi and
and t,,ii,I,r..
'. fl .Ihii. 'Ii. D.. '"'' -''''''
Carriage and bugele-
.trHIIin GER. JOSS D.. rnhIn street.
HUHIID.l
f.nfrtrfnr- and IsuiIdcrs.
...."r..> -...r ,r..,.+,...
,.. $50
r.tt.. '.,.. l,i
r.i.,...
.IN DAIRY Formerly Nt-inlW 81.
..I' street. uni 'I' D.. iii'il -iif'I
M.., cream. butter. butter miih' "ii
...E -II I-lr O. NfI.n street. rs NN.U.
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Superintendent W II. Thompson re-
quests the TIMES reporter TO state that
the machinery I'm his Office did strike the
alarm from Box 3 correctly last Wednes-
daY.
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MADRID, July The Queen Regen
yesterday received the new papal nuncio.
Cordial greetings were exchanged.
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LOCAL BRENITlES.
PERSONAL PARiGRdPHS, NINOH
UFNTTON IND TOWN TOPTCS.

The Ncws Of the Day Boiled Down and
served Up in Condensed shape About
Folkes You Know, and Interesting Items
Happily aud Hastily Tit.
sun rises to-day at 4:jG and sets at 7.33.
Moon rises 9j6.
Governor and Mrs Lee will return TO
the city TO day.
There was a very good attendance and
lots Of fun at the Denny-street Park lawn
party last night.
General William II. f. Lee and family
have gone to Naraganset Pier TO spend
part of the summer
Mr. J. T. Barry, secretary and treas
urer of The Union Passenger Railway
Company, is in the city
W s. Roberts, indianapolis and j. VI.
Fleming, North Carolina, were at the st.
James Hotel yesterday
Mr. j. Thompson Brown returned TO
the city yesterday after an absence of
some days on business.
Mr. William II Sadlcr of the Ri'gi0us
Hy0id business office has returned from
a visit TO Fluyanna county.
The Richmond District Methodist Con-
ference will be held at the Tabernacle,
Matthews county, August 2dto 9Th.
The Arion Musical Society had re-
hcarsal last night They sing at the
Mozart Musicale next Monday night.
The suites free music fund amounts 20
$10jI10, of this amount nearly S2j was
'".l.''''''~'' ~ '''''
c, "e ,.i n.a'il I"' l''' oi 'l' 'i.ii'l'o. 10
ci.,...i,. ~ ';'' .'''.'
"' .''' o'''- ''''' ''''' .'''' 81 ''''
The Government iI,ca. year ends June
Both, and ihe Ymiou, officials in ihe Gus.
lom-hou7e "Ic D's} schlins out ilelr
annual as wei as quarterly reports.
The ladies of the First Baptist church
went down th' river last night ou the
steamer Ariel and bad adclishiiuie eNcur-
sion.
Mr. G. j. Russell donated to the Lander
Post visitor Two hunndIeH Dag, OF hls
excellent ia. D.. Ice camp sihoAiN- Toe
bacco.
Work ON fhc Union Passenger rail ay
Is being pushed both on Clay street west
of Seventh and mp Norih Seventeenth
street.
Uenrico County Court is notin session.
and ONLY mimp0Itant citil business wa.
transacted in the City Circuit Court ycs-
tcrlav.
Thc 1vs.ling,on p.t s,atos tba, Joel
~ WlifcenJ yir,io rudUict III. of
5f.l,,n,l ,,oro r,5rr,.I F, tlat c,ty am
,ri'-,'f,,.
io.rti i'tt'' wa, was ~ i'7'e'' i'I ''i,
orderly conduct "' -'e" reservoir 'I.
ana WHO j"mpe' JUS D''i' I'' ""' l''
been arrested
Sergeant Ben NJ Crow of Norfolk.
formerly of Company b of thc old
First is in the citym ro"te for home
from 'eliy>'ui--
Rev. j. Calvin Stewart has just re-
turned iiom q visit To DDS mother I'D AleA-
nnana. Nrs. stewart WHO has been
quite ili is improving.
The sidewalks on the east side of
Eleventh street. from Bank 90 Main.
and ou the south side of Main street.
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Tho Io.. of ono !. the Gain Of Another.

Mr. IItnrf ,. Riddick was UNANIMOUSLY
ne elected grain Inspector at the meeting
of the Board of Directors of the Grain
and Cotton Exchange on the 9th Mr.
Riddick. however, will decline to serve,
as he has accepted position as wheat
inspector and receiver under the new
infringement Of the Gallego Mills, and
viii enter on his duties as soon as his
successor as grain inspector is elected.
Mr Riddick was with Simpson, Bass d
Co. for eight years, and then with the
Elevator Company in charge of their
elevator for eighteen months.
The Exchange loses a faithful, compe-
tent. and efficient officer Mr Todd and
associates have secured the right man for
the important position of wheat receiver.
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iiHA COAL YARD lElba statlonl. Broad
.nl flu. streets. W. IS. Pitcher. agent All
hnis oi Coal, Wood. and Coke. Iclc'
phone. 80
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N.>lAGG. Twelfth street, under American
Il.l... Civic and military tailor.
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IEt~UAIE. 1915 D. Main street. Best
mou, oul So and $3.50 ladies'
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As OTHERS SEE is.
{ NEUBER OF LANDER POST IN
BOSOIS HIMSELF.

Don't Want To See the President Pleased
with Their visit aud Welcome Rebel
lious Remarks 1T the Richmond R'cep-
ton ."Thc Rebels Not All Dead Yet
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.INu UEIAltD o.. ,0e D.. Main street, hcl
unI general machine repairing.
I.r patents.
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".IITH~ IS CO.,. 90 and i3 s.. iil-
f..f Potatoes. butter. beams, cdu
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i Pa MORRlSETr NO. n seventh street
Manchester. Phone. 3ld.
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TIlt. COURTS.
What the judiciary of Richmond did Ir.
day.

POLICE COURT.
The following cases were disposed %.
Yesterday
Mary Jane Washington and Maggie
Bro dus both coloredl. charged with
stealing S15, the property of Thoma.
Watson Maggie Br0adu- was required
90 give security for twelve months Mary
Jane was sent on to the grand jury
Bessie Lee, disordcrly on thc street.
Fined - 30 and COST
Henry Scott )colorell, di-orl1ly on
the street Fined - and cost
Mary Byrd )colorcdl charged with as-
saUlting Lille Johnson, small c0lorei
girl Sent on 20 the grand jury
VIM Wcaihcrlcy )colorcO cutting
George Minis lcolorod Minis WAS un-
able 20 appear and WeatherIy Was hailcd
i'm the sum of 5000, and the case con-
tinued.
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ul~8EgGEH. EH.usE.Imnklu street.
Guaranteed
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UIuvOCK. llB D.. Main street. Cor
solicited.
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.....tW Do GARDNER 800 T.. Broad
IIr cutting, iycng. shaving, and
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HUsTINGs COURT.

Isaiah Evans, q colorcd boy about six
teen years of age charged with breaking
and entering am WnOccupied house of III.
Wceson and stealing two CRATES valued
at s was Jailed for twelve months and
fined -.
The Mitchell libel case was fixed for
trial ON the 18th of July.
George Long, feloniously assaulting
Ben Walker with q rock, was tried and
acquitted
Stewart Harris 0colored), charged with
breaking and entering tine store of A. +.
Jalnke and stealing q gold watch and
chain valued at S2j, was tried and found
guilty of petit larceny, and was jailed
for sixty days
Commonwealth Attorney Witt to-day
filed information against William Wood
son for receiving a gold watch from
Isaiah Evans, knowing 10 to De stolen.
Robert James Ocolorcd), charged with
fclonious assault, was tried and acquit-
ted.
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Scyen-year old Monticello whisky for
sale by Chamberlaync y Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-08-09

Tho Gizette is informed by Secretary
Stoddard that the application no hns
already received for space for live stock
at the State Pair this Fall exceeds thos Q
in number received tho entire OF La, I
year. and no also says the numerous
letters Of inquiry and applications for
premium lists show that unusual iute-
re"t IL being manifested in the exhibits
to DO made. Considerable spuos has
been engaged in the Pavilion by promi.
nent Local firms, who are anxious ia
moet containers from the interior and
ishow thoin their goods.
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white Pine toms.
from tho News, Aug. 9Th.

from the News. Aug 9Th
Most OF the miners laid off mt the Ar.
Gun last week have been put on again.
James Ostergard is to be Superintend
snt of the new Court HoIss ut Ely.
The Argus people are Now shipping
some rich ore from the Self Cocker
mine to the mill ...... .......
Ground has been broken at Ely foi
the new County Jail. WIN. Erskiue has
charge OF the work. "a s-
The Argus Mining Company shipped
this week through Wells. Fargo & Co.'s
Express, bars of bullion, valued al
S4,G72 10.
The boy who expects to set the world
on FIRE will never do it by smoking dig
Arettes. He will simply burn out his
own energies.
The new county buildings at Ely. we
arc informed, are to DO built by day 8.
work under chnrg, Of u competent
superintendent
A. Tiffany, who WAS in from across
the Schel Creek range this week, in
forms us that the Davis & Stanford
mine It Aurum, which We spoke of as
having been sold last week. is big
thing. Mr. T. snys there is not such
another rioh mine in Eastern Nevnda,
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The state Fair.

At meeting of the Board of Direct.
ors of the State Agricultural society,
held in the Secretary's Office last Sntur-
day, the following business was trans
acted: .r
The recent purchase of 80 acres OF
land near Reno. together with 80 Inch-s
Of water. aud the Pavilion. by Presi
dent Powning and Secretary Stodd I'D,
vas approved by the Board.
The Secretary was instructed to nd
vertise for proposals. for music, bar and
other privileges. tho same TO close on
September LIST.
The price Of single season tickets was
placed at IS; family tickets. $40.
It was ordered that there be dis
sriot pacing race for purse # $3.50, ell.
tries to close the same us other races.
The dry on which the race is 10 be run
" II be named hereafter. ..
Theodore Winters offers $50 for the
bout exhibit Of fruit.
W. o. H. Martin cffcrs $50 for the
best exhibit in the first. or live stock de.
psrtment.
Secretary Stoddard read a communi.
cation FROM the Washington Garden os-
trioh farm near Los Angeles. Gull, au
nounoing that the owner would exhibit
several ostriches.
Adjourned to meet again on Septem-
Der Ord. ,.t..... T.. ...:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-08-09
A Sig lOId find.

The Helena tMontana> Independent
"ays: "rhe DOugherty brothers have
n"truok fabuiously r'Oh gold mine at
Trout Creek. near New Fork Ruloh
Tho load is wide and the orc pays we'll
throughout. whilc In pockets OCCUR
bodies of oro Of surprising richness,
THO r"ek' blossoms With native gold. II
IS snid they have been offered sac, 1000
for th" property. and though they Arst
Thought 70 soOePs n. they alruOk 1 yery
Tioh spot At tho oritlOet monsn. and 70.
f4!S-to part witrn.y, M Ho.a-tto
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